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The 2003 Norwegian Touring Car Championship season was the 2nd of 3 seasons of the championship. It was decided over six race weekends (comprising twelve races) at three different circuits.
The championship was won by Alf-Aslak Eng with Team Eng's Auto.
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petter Granlund | Ford Mondeo | 3 |  Petter Grunland | 2 |
| Østfold Shell Olje Racing Team | Vauxhall Vectra | 4 | Bjørn-Arild Martinsen | All |
| 13 | Camilla Antonsen | 1, 3, 6 | ||
| Nissan Primera | 15 | Simen Tvete | 1-3, 5-6 | |
| Team HP Autoracing | BMW 320i | 7 | Hans-Peter Havdal | 1-4, 6 |
| Otter Ødegården | BMW 320 | 8 | Otter Ødegården | 6 |
| Frank Valle | BMW 320 | 10 | Frank Valle | 2-6 |
| Sällfors Motorsport | BMW 320i | 11 |  Torbjörn Sällfors | All |
| Team Eng's Auto | BMW 320i | 12 | André Westbye | 1, 6 |
| Henning Solberg | 2 | |||
| Roger Rui | 3-4 | |||
| 21 | Alf-Aslak Eng | All | ||
| Kristoffersson Motorsport | Volvo S40 | 16 | Jarle Gåsland | 4 |
| Johannes Øye | Volvo S40 | 19 | Johannes Øye | 1 |
| Anderson Motorsport | Ford Mondeo | 91 | Terje Andersen | 2, 6 |
| Per Skjolden | Opel Vectra | ? | Per Skjolden | 1 |
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Rudskogen Motorsenter | 12 May | Bjørn-Arild Martinsen | Bjørn-Arild Martinsen | Bjørn-Arild Martinsen | Østfold Shell Olje Racing Team |
| R2 | Hans-Peter Havdal | Bjørn-Arild Martinsen | Alf-Aslak Eng | Team Eng's Auto | |||
| 2 | R3 | Vålerbanen | 1 June | Petter Granlund | Petter Granlund | Petter Granlund | Petter Granlund |
| R4 | Petter Granlund | Petter Granlund | Alf-Aslak Eng | Team Eng's Auto | |||
| 3 | R5 | Arctic Circle Raceway | 6 July | Alf-Aslak Eng | Frank Valle | Frank Valle | Frank Valle |
| R6 | Frank Valle | Frank Valle | Frank Valle | Frank Valle | |||
| 4 | R7 | Rudskogen Motorsenter | 24 August | Alf-Aslak Eng | Jarle Gåsland | Jarle Gåsland | Kristoffersson Motorsport |
| R8 | Jarle Gåsland | Jarle Gåsland | Jarle Gåsland | Kristoffersson Motorsport | |||
| 5 | R9 | Vålerbanen | 14 September | Alf-Aslak Eng | ? | Bjørn-Arild Martinsen | Østfold Shell Olje Racing Team |
| R10 | ? | Frank Valle | Frank Valle | Frank Valle | |||
| 6 | R11 | Rudskogen Motorsenter | 21 September | Frank Valle | ? | Frank Valle | Frank Valle |
| R12 | ? | ? | Alf-Aslak Eng | Team Eng's Auto | |||
Points were awarded to the top ten drivers in a race as follows: 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1.
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